Leftover pizza, salad and fruit for lunch...11 points plus

3 square slices of pepperoni pizza from Papa John's (145 g) - 9 points plus

Salad:
1 cup arugula - 0 points plus
1 cup mixed spring greens - 0 points plus
1/4 cup chopped tomato, seeds removed - 0 points plus
1/4 cup peeled, chopped cucumber - 0 points plus
2 TB light champagne vinaigrette (Trader Joe's) - 2 points plus

Mixed fresh fruit - 0 points plus

Total: 11 points plus

Shredded Mexican chicken with jasmine rice served with broccoli and bell peppers

Super easy crockpot recipe:

1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast
Cover with 32 ounces of fat free salsa (I used half salsa and half salsa verde)
Seasoned with chipotle peppers, 1/2 TB cumin and salt and pepper

Cooked on high for 4 hours, remove chicken, shred with a fork, return to crockpot on low for 2 more hours.

Makes 4 four ounce servings at 4 points plus per serving.


Served over jasmine rice.

4 ounces of chicken and salsa - 4 points plus
1 cup of jasmine rice, cooked without oil - 5 points plus
Topped with one ounce of shredded sharp cheddar cheese - 3 points plus
Red, green and orange bell peppers cooked with 1 tsp of olive oil and 2 cups of broccoli - 1 point plus

Total: 13 points plus

Sandwich thin with avocado, turkey and spinach served with roasted garlic hummus and pretzel thins, 1/2 large grapefruit

Today's Lunch:

Pepperidge Farm Sandwich Thin - 3 points plus
6 slices Mesquite fat free turkey breast - 1 point plus
1/2 small avocado (45 grams) - 2 points plus
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves - 0 points plus
Total for sandwich: 6 points plus


Served with:
Roasted Garlic Hummus, 4 TB - 4 points plus
10 Tuscan Cheese Pretzel Thins - 3 points plus
1/2 large Grapefruit - 0 points plus

Total: 13 points plus

It's amazing what leftover roasted chicken thigh can become in a sandwich press...

Today's lunch:

2 slices of Healthy Life Italian bread - 2 points plus

1 ounce of feta cheese with Mediterranean herbs - 2 points plus

Thinly sliced onion and red bell pepper - 0 points plus

1/2 small avocado (42 grams) - 2 points plus

Thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken thigh that was roasted (1.5 ounces) - 1 point plus

Assembled sandwich, sprayed press with olive oil cooking spray, cook until bread is crisp.

Served with 10 Tuscan Cheese Pretzel Crisps - 3 points plus

1/2 large grapefruit - 0 points plus

Total: 10 points plus

Egg and red bell pepper panini for breakfast

2 slices of Healthy Life light Italian bread - 2 points plus
1 wedge of Laughing Cow light mozzarella cheese with sundried tomato and basil - 1 point plus
2 eggs - 4 points plus
1/4 red bell pepper, sliced - 0 points plus
1 TB slivered onion - 0 points plus

Spray panini press with olive oil cooking spray, grill until bread is brown and crispy.

Sliced 1/2 green apple.

Total: 7 points plus

Dinner: Tried a mixed brown rice from Trader Joe's (YUM!) with Foil packet chicken, sweet potato, onion and carrot

Foil Packet Chicken and Vegetables:

2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (130 grams) - 4 points plus

Medium sweet potato (143 grams) - 3 points plus

1/4 cup of carrots - 0 points plus

1/2 small vidalia onion - 0 points plus

Place 1 chicken thigh, 1/2 sweet potato cut in medium chunks, 1/2 small vidalia onion and 4 or 5 carrots onto a piece of foil.  Sprinkle with pink Himalayan sea salt, cracked black pepper, rosemary, and thyme.  Make a tight package with the foil.  Bake on a sheet pan at 350 degrees F for 30 - 45 minutes, until potatoes are tender. 

1 cup of brown rice medley (Trader Joe's) cooked with 1 tsp olive oil (my portion) and fresh garlic - 6 points

Total: 13 points plus

Mediterranean "Pizza" and Arugula Salad

Today's Lunch was a pita pizza with pepper arugula salad

Pizza:
1 medium pita - 3 points plus
1 TB organic tomato paste - 0 points plus
1 ounce of crumbled feta with Mediterranean herbs (Trader Joe's) - 2 points plus
1/4 cup baby spinach, torn - 0 points plus
1 spray from Weight Watcher's oil sprayer, extra virgin olive oil - 1 point plus
Total for pizza: 6 points plus

Salad:
2 cups organic arugula - 0 points plus
1/2 green apple, diced - 0 points plus
1/4 large cucumber, peeled and diced - 0 points plus
2 TB Trader Joe's Champagne Vinaigrette - 2 points plus
Seasoned with cracked black pepper and pink Himalayan sea salt
Total for salad: 2 points plus

I sliced the other 1/2 of the green apple on the side.

Total Points Plus: 8